Monthly Archives: October 2023

I have had people come alongside me in my life that blessed and mentored me without fully knowing that they were doing it.  I praise God for them even now because I know He sent them at just the right … Continue reading →

This is the sing-song chant by kids on the playground or in the hallways when juicy information is leaked or overheard by teachers talking.  “Guess what we heard,” they shout, especially if it is great news that is for everyone!  … Continue reading →

Before Jesus came to earth, the known world of God’s chosen people had not heard from Him for four centuries.  That is a long time of silence!  No prophets.  No messages.  Only growing darkness of destructive deeds, people wandering and … Continue reading →

When will we ever learn to trust in God’s timing?  We want what we want when we want it! We want it all and we want it now—whatever “it” is that occupies our hearts, minds, and souls.  Media does not … Continue reading →

“Most of us, most of the time, feel left out—misfits.  We don’t belong.  Others seem to be so confident, so sure of themselves, “insider” who know the ropes, old hands in a club from which we are excluded. One of … Continue reading →

God beckons us to be people who believe in Him so completely that nothing will stand between or get in the way of a growing, intimate relationship with Him.  It isn’t God who puts large stones in our path, it … Continue reading →

My grandparents just knew.  When all was falling apart around and in the family, they seemed to always know what to do.  When situations arose that were very hard and gut wrenching to everyone else; instead of panic, they knew … Continue reading →

Jesus did what we could not do for ourselves—redeem us from our sins.  Only Jesus, “who knew no sin” could place all our sins upon His shoulders while allowing soldiers to drive the nails signifying our sins into His body … Continue reading →

We can only know who a person truthfully is by what they openly do in front of our hearing and seeing.  We can listen to what they say they believe.  We can begin to know them by what they do, … Continue reading →

As the years go by, I have learned an important lesson: Never say never.  “I will never go to that state to live”—and we did.  “I will never say that to my children when I’m a mom”—and I have, many … Continue reading →